Be Good, Smile Pretty

Be Good, Smile Pretty

2003
52m
9.0

9.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

A powerfully moving, personal exploration of a grief for the father she never knew, this award-winning film chronicles Tracy Droz Tragos' heart-wrenching quest to understand and cope with a loss shared by the estimated 20,000 Americans whose fathers were killed in Vietnam. Weaving emotionally compelling interviews with home movies, stock footage, and family photos, Tragos travels from Selma, Alabama, to the U.S. Senate in search of her father’s Naval Academy roommates and war buddies, each of whom has been silently mourning his death and remembers her father’s life in his own way. Along her journey, Tragos uncovers a 30-year-old mystery, as she comes to know her father as a man, untangled from the memory of a war that wounded a nation. And while some discoveries are almost too difficult to bear, it is ultimately the truth that allows her, and her entire family, to understand and move forward.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ITVS
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 11, 2003
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0397919
Website Visit Site

Cast

Key Crew

Tracy Droz Tragos
Writer
Tracy Droz Tragos
Director
Tracy Droz Tragos
Producer